Inklings, Issue 12

Inklings, Issue 12 1925

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Series of animated vignettes linked by a disembodied hand which appears to be drawing the illustrations. In the first segment, the hand turns around a drawing of an old man and canine-hero Rin Tin Tin magically appears. In the second set of segments, drawings of children morph into adults who look completely unlike their youthful countenances. in the final segment, the hand slices up "The House That Jack Built" into the pictures of the most significant characters in the children's rhyme, and then reattaches the slips of paper to reform the house.

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Hamburg hat's eilig!

Hamburg hat's eilig! 1925

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Young Hein Puttfarcken travels to Hamburg. There, Max Herbst, a former tram driver, is to show him around the city. On the first day, they travel to the Hamburg elevated railway depot in Barmbek, naturally by subway and elevated railway. During the trip, they see vivid and memorable images of life in the Hanseatic city at that time. During the factory tour, they are shown not only the repair workshops of the elevated railway, but also how electricity for railway operations was generated in the power station at that time. A family outing to the countryside is planned for the next day. Max Herbst's daughter, Bubikopf, is also part of the group. They take the Walddörferbahn to Volksdorf, then continue with three-axle Büssing buses and the tram. The eventful day ends with a trip on an Alster steamboat. However, Bubikopf and Hein Puttfarcken have eyes only for each other.

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World's Amateur Sculling Champion

World's Amateur Sculling Champion 1925

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It's 1925 on the River Thames and Jack Beresford cruises to an easy victory in The Gold Cup - so easy his opponent, American Walter Hoover, is out of view. Beresford had successfully defended the title he won in 1924, the same year he won his first of three Olympic gold medals. Beresford, CBE, is one of Britain's most outstanding rowers and his streak of winning five medals in five consecutive Olympic Games was only beaten Sir Steve Redgrave at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.

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See How Two Boys and a Dog Fool around These Days!

See How Two Boys and a Dog Fool around These Days! 1925

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A commercial promoting Sana margarine. A painter's hand adds two skinny boys to a painting. The boys have a sausage and a wandering dog steals it from them. In a while, another two younger, but also skinny boys, playing at American Indians, join the chase after the dog, running away with the sausage. The older boys, however, finally pursue the younger boys instead of the dog, who eats the sausage in the meantime. The younger boys run into a factory complex in the Prague neighbourhood of Hlubočepy. A well-nurtured cook welcomes them and feeds the hungry and skinny boys almost to the verge of bursting. When the older pursuers arrive, they are surprised how fast the two younger boys gained weight. The concluding text of the commercial claims: "Every proper boy must feed on margarine."

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The King of Masons

The King of Masons 1925

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The greatest hero in film history, the unequalled Tramp, who lives a light-hearted and vagrant life, was the ideal inspiration for the as-yet unidentified creators of these short animated comedies. Building a tower of bricks, a dramatic duel with the Sun, the rescue of an innocent girl from villains – these charming scenes from 'The King of Masons' seem worthy of Chaplin himself.

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Fête de Sainte Catherine

Fête de Sainte Catherine 1925

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A 1925 newsreel showing the celebrations for St. Catherine’s Day on the streets of Paris.

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Esimese öö õigus (Jus primae noctis)

Esimese öö õigus (Jus primae noctis) 1925

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Lost film. Helja, an Estonian woman, and his British groom John have met during the Estonian War of Independence. They hear from an old professor of an old folk tale about the dark past of Estonia. Estonian pageboy Mangu who works at von Sternhell's manor proposes a pretty slave girl Linda. However, von Sternhell gives orders to steal the bride right in the middle of the wedding. She will be taken to von Sternhell's castle according to the brutal middle-age custom – the law of the first night. Together with fellow villagers, Mangu gets into a desperate battle with the noblemen in order to save his wife's pride.

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Oh, Suzanna

Oh, Suzanna 1925

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A Ko-Ko Song Car-Tunes short.

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Bonzo No. 13

Bonzo No. 13 1925

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Bonzo the dog helps foil the Black Hand Gang's plot to kidnap a famous jockey.

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Bonzo Steals a Duck

Bonzo Steals a Duck 1925

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Bonzo's theft of a duck brings him into conflict with the law.

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Peter and Ping in the Department Store

Peter and Ping in the Department Store 1925

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Two small films advertising the Copenhagen-based department store Magasin du Nord. The first presents a fashion show comprising what are presumably dresses from the store’s Model Salon. The second is a short film featuring Peter and Ping, two well-known characters created by cartoonist Storm P., visiting various departments in the store. (Stumfilm.dk)

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